Park District of Oak Park — Attraction in Oak Park

The parks themselves are lovely, and the facilities for kids look good. However, in terms of programs and facilities for adults, the situation is different: The program website is confusing, it's difficult to find any adult fitness classes that are not filled up; there is no indoor pool readily available to adults (high school kids have a pool); and the one running track is often unavailable to adults due to high school practices and meets taking place in the field which the track surrounds. I'm not thrilled about so much space being devoted to the skating rink—an activity for which parents have to shell out a lot of money if their kids want to...

Not sure what's led to these first very low reviews -- the Park District is, simply put, incredible. They have hundreds of programs, and offer interesting and affordable options for all ages. The programming is well thought out and varied, and we are enormously fortunate to live in a neighborhood with so much available for its residents. Sports, crafts, day trips, cooking, arts, music, camp -- it's absolutely amazing. The Park District has won awards!! ...

The classes are great fun if you have equipment that works. The director told me to take classes elsewhere if I didn’t like the fact that you can’t do your work if the equipment is down. I paid hundreds for this class and it is a bargain if I can work. Some classes are totally free which makes no sense either. I also volunteer at the Economy Shop which donates thousands of dollars to...